9 Things "Relevant" Thinks Tolkien Fans Don't Know!

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Recently the pop-culture Christian website "Relevent" posted a list of 9 Things You Didn’t Know About J.R.R. Tolkien.

Be honest now. How many did you REEEEALLY know before reading it?

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  1. KimJanuary 12, 2016 at 2:38 PM

    I knew 8 out of 9. (I didn't know #2.) Several of these items are pretty basic biographical facts, not exactly the sort of thing I'd put on a list of "bet you didn't know this." Apparently Relevant Magazine doesn't realize how well us Tolkien geeks tend to retain minutiae...

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